Sisal production in Madagascar
In 2024 Madagascar produced 17,592 t of sisal, the 4th largest in the world (7.52% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.4%. The record was 32,110 t in 1965. Area harvested: 13,899 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 17,592 t
- World rank
- 4 of 23
- 10-year change
- −0.4%
- Record
- 32,110 t
- 1965
Sisal in Madagascar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Madagascar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 7.5%
- 6.8% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.3
- world 0.9 (+49%)
- kg per person
- 0.55
- world 0.03
- 10-year change
- −0.4%
- world −9.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tanzania | 61,216 | 26.2% |
| 3 | Kenya | 20,940 | 9.0% |
| 4 | Madagascar | 17,592 | 7.5% |
| 5 | China | 14,292 | 6.1% |
| 6 | Haiti | 12,118 | 5.2% |
Map of world production of sisal
Share of the world total; Madagascar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,592 | +0.1% | 13,899 | 1.27 |
| 2023 | 17,577 | +0.1% | 13,906 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 17,562 | −1.0% | 13,913 | 1.26 |
| 2021 | 17,740 | −0.0% | 14,044 | 1.26 |
| 2020 | 17,743 | +0.0% | 14,074 | 1.26 |
| 2019 | 17,736 | +0.1% | 14,095 | 1.26 |
| 2018 | 17,722 | +1.2% | 14,113 | 1.26 |
| 2017 | 17,509 | +0.1% | 14,144 | 1.24 |
| 2016 | 17,488 | −1.1% | 14,135 | 1.24 |
| 2015 | 17,676 | +0.1% | 14,191 | 1.25 |
| 2014 | 17,663 | +1.1% | 14,155 | 1.25 |
| 2013 | 17,468 | +0.2% | 13,940 | 1.25 |
| 2012 | 17,440 | +0.2% | 13,966 | 1.25 |
| 2011 | 17,412 | −0.5% | 13,992 | 1.24 |
| 2010 | 17,507 | −0.3% | 14,118 | 1.24 |
| 2009 | 17,555 | −1.7% | 14,207 | 1.24 |
| 2008 | 17,854 | −0.8% | 14,500 | 1.23 |
| 2007 | 17,992 | +1.4% | 14,550 | 1.24 |
| 2006 | 17,751 | +3.2% | 14,550 | 1.22 |
| 2005 | 17,200 | +1.2% | 14,500 | 1.19 |
| 2004 | 17,000 | −1.4% | 14,450 | 1.18 |
| 2003 | 17,250 | +0.3% | 14,450 | 1.19 |
| 2002 | 17,190 | +0.4% | 14,400 | 1.19 |
| 2001 | 17,130 | +0.3% | 14,350 | 1.19 |
| 2000 | 17,075 | +0.4% | 14,300 | 1.19 |
| 1999 | 17,000 | −5.6% | 14,250 | 1.19 |
| 1998 | 18,000 | 0.0% | 14,100 | 1.28 |
| 1997 | 18,000 | +5.9% | 14,100 | 1.28 |
| 1996 | 17,000 | +4.3% | 14,100 | 1.21 |
| 1995 | 16,300 | −5.2% | 14,100 | 1.16 |
| 1994 | 17,200 | −4.4% | 14,300 | 1.20 |
| 1993 | 18,000 | +80% | 15,000 | 1.20 |
| 1992 | 10,000 | −33% | 9,300 | 1.08 |
| 1991 | 15,000 | −25% | 13,900 | 1.08 |
| 1990 | 20,000 | +0.2% | 27,000 | 0.74 |
| 1989 | 19,955 | +2.3% | 18,500 | 1.08 |
| 1988 | 19,500 | −1.0% | 16,800 | 1.16 |
| 1987 | 19,700 | −0.5% | 17,700 | 1.11 |
| 1986 | 19,800 | 0.0% | 17,600 | 1.13 |
| 1985 | 19,800 | +1.5% | 16,700 | 1.19 |
| 1984 | 19,500 | +3.7% | 16,600 | 1.17 |
| 1983 | 18,800 | +2.2% | 16,500 | 1.14 |
| 1982 | 18,400 | +19% | 16,400 | 1.12 |
| 1981 | 15,400 | −3.9% | 11,850 | 1.30 |
| 1980 | 16,020 | +7.9% | 11,850 | 1.35 |
| 1979 | 14,850 | −6.7% | 22,275 | 0.67 |
| 1978 | 15,920 | −39% | 22,275 | 0.71 |
| 1977 | 26,290 | +3.4% | 22,275 | 1.18 |
| 1976 | 25,425 | −20% | 22,275 | 1.14 |
| 1975 | 31,905 | +9.6% | 28,255 | 1.13 |
| 1974 | 29,100 | −5.8% | 23,330 | 1.25 |
| 1973 | 30,900 | +4.7% | 21,900 | 1.41 |
| 1972 | 29,500 | +19% | 21,900 | 1.35 |
| 1971 | 24,720 | +0.5% | 20,600 | 1.20 |
| 1970 | 24,600 | −17% | 22,800 | 1.08 |
| 1969 | 29,500 | +17% | 24,125 | 1.22 |
| 1968 | 25,260 | +3.0% | 23,140 | 1.09 |
| 1967 | 24,535 | −9.6% | 23,270 | 1.05 |
| 1966 | 27,130 | −16% | 23,465 | 1.16 |
| 1965 | 32,110 | +2.1% | 25,020 | 1.28 |
| 1964 | 31,460 | +21% | 25,880 | 1.22 |
| 1963 | 26,000 | +8.3% | 26,000 | 1.00 |
| 1962 | 24,000 | +71% | 23,000 | 1.04 |
| 1961 | 14,000 | — | 21,000 | 0.67 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sisal in Madagascar?
Madagascar produced 17,592 t in 2024, 7.5% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Madagascar rank in the world for production of sisal?
Madagascar ranked 4th of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.9% of the world total.
How has the production of sisal in Madagascar changed?
It fell by 0.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −9.6% for the world. The record was 32,110 t in 1965.
What is the yield of sisal in Madagascar?
1.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (17,592 t from 13,899 ha), against a world average of 0.9 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Madagascar is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.